BELOIT—It was a pleasant and sunny Sunday evening down in Jupiter, Florida, where Miami Marlins’ prospects Johnny Olmstead and Mark Coley II were out to dinner after helping the Single-A Hammerheads take five of six against the St. Lucie Mets.
It was then that the duo received the call that they were being called up to play for the Beloit Sky Carp. The two didn’t even arrive in Beloit until Monday night and had a quick turnaround with Tuesday’s 1 p.m. matchup against the South Bend Cubs looming.
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